Hello! I have a problem with monetization of my site. I've got a message from Google Adsense. They asked me to add my ID to ads.txt file and they stopped to show advertising on my site! But it is impossible, I can not edit wikidot.com/ads.txt, that's why I can not do this. I lost all my earnings. I've sent messages to support, but they did not propose me anything! I don't know what to do. May be somebody could help me here?
My web-site: http://geography7.wikidot.com
Are you part of these points?
https://www.wikidot.com/advertise
https://www.wikidot.com/ads-tos
Or is this complete differently from above?
Do you use the "_admin" page advertising?
Have you written to moc.todikiw|sda#moc.todikiw|sda ?
PS: I have written a PM to the wikidot developers about this new situation
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I've written to moc.todikiw|sda#moc.todikiw|sda. They even didn't answer me!
Advertising worked correectly on my site. I guess I am part of these points.
And, of course, everything was set correctly in my "_admin" page advertising.
Google Adsense wants to see my ID in the wikidot.com/ads.txt, but I am not an owner of Wikidot! I can not edit this file!
1. Could be this is a meta-data ?
add ( in edit_meta) a meta-tag ads.txt with the content = your id for all pages ( whole site)
2. add a file ads.txt with the id to your home page as file ( upload ) - but this is stored on wdfile.com
Another possibility ? at the moment no.
I believe we have to wait for the developer.
3.. I have made for my sites ( community a.s.o) a "google search center" and was asked for "my sites" at the startup of my google account.
I have never put in any extra code to demonstrate that these sites where mine..
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Can you remember ?
http://community.wikidot.com/forum/t-6567413
Is there a meta tag neccessary?
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Google Adsense wants the file with this string:
google.com, pub- (my 16-number ID), DIRECT, *** (my 16-sign ID)
No, it doesn't work to add this file to my home page, I've tried this.
I've read in the Internet, that Google Adsense uses the file ads.txt to exclude a chance of fraudulent traffic resale. (I am not an expert, I don't know why they want it in fact). Since last year July everything works correctly, but couple months ago one day I've found a message, that I need to copy that string to the file, else I risk to lose part of my earnings. Since that day the Google Adsense advertising disappeared and I lost all my advertising traffic and profit.
I've sent a letter in 7 of February to the Wikidot support and have got an answer:
Lately we made changes to our ads, we will investigate and fix that issue asap.
And since that time nobody answer to my letters. And, you know, it's very sad, because I don't understand what is going on.
I added this meta-tag, as you offered. May be it will help, but I am not sure… Thank you.
May be somebody of developers could help…
Found https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7679060?hl=en with the question of "ads.txt" in the help center
Edit
Create a page directly under the home( _default category) called "ads.txt" ( with /norender/true or noredirect/true - if it is neccessary to redirect to www.site.com)
with the plain text in it?
Again:
found also https://support.google.com/adsense/answer/7532444?hl=en&ref_topic=7533328
and the question is: if you do not authorize your site - what happens ( in my case nothing) ?
Have google stopped any adsense?
Quote:
- You don't have to use ads.txt, but we recommend that you do. An ads.txt file can help buyers identify counterfeit inventory and help you receive more advertiser spend that might have otherwise gone toward that counterfeit inventory.
- I can't place a file on my root domain. What should I do?
- You are not required to use ads.txt. However, if an ads.txt file is added to your root domain, make sure you reach out to your webmaster and ask them to add your publisher ID to the file.
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Is there any other way to contact with technical support, wikidot-webmasters or developers?
moc.todikiw|sda#moc.todikiw|sda and moc.todikiw|troppus#moc.todikiw|troppus don't respond to my letters with request to help for 2 months.
Anyway, I am very disappointed, that Wikidot is ignoring my requests…
In principle no… I have sent a PM to one of the developers…
Another Question: Is there a "bug" open about this issue on feedback site?
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Thank you very much! It looks like you are the only man here, who interests of all my problem…
Could you please specify: what a feedback site do you mean?
At the bottom of near every Wikidot screen there is a line of links to the wikidot main sites ( as on the http://blog.wikidot.com/main:index )
http://feedback.wikidot.com/ is one of these links
I would recommend to create a bug for exact this problem that we cannot create a page called "ads.txt" on our subdomains with the ID-data from google we need to use their adsense.
And: I am not alone, there are lot of other gurus from the past, when we helped Wikidot to get bigger and better.
Have a look on the community forum and you will see sometimes Pro accounts (from 2007 and older) answering the questions.
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Thank you for your help! I've created the bug (hope, I made it correctly). And I hope it will help to make something with this problem…
I have sent a PM to a member of the wikidot team with the link to the feedback.wikidot site http://feedback.wikidot.com/bug:1246
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I feel your pain. I'm beginning to investigate migration away from Wikidot. Without AdSense ability, there's little incentive to stay, much incentive to leave.
I have asked a member of Wikidot team in a private Message about the possibilities for the future..
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I have the same problem. Advertising revenue is the only reason I pay for a pro package.